Title 48

NRS 540A.050 Grants; contracts; employees; disposition of property. The board may for the purposes of this chapter: 1. Accept grants of money. 2. Enter into contracts, including interlocal agreements, consistent with its authority under this chapter. 3. Employ and fix the compens…

NRS 540A.240 Acquisition and use of water rights and other sources of water in accordance with plan; imposition of charge by board. The board may acquire water rights or other sources of water, within or outside the region, for future use in accordance with the adopted comprehens…

NRS 540A.250 Creation of district for remediation; recovery of expenses. 1. The board shall create a district for remediation of the quality of water if the county or district health officer or the Administrator of the Division certifies in writing to the board that a condition e…

NRS 540A.260 Preparation and approval of plan for remediation; duty of board to determine costs of developing and carrying out plan; liability of owner or lessee of property. 1. Before creating a district for remediation pursuant to NRS 540A.250, the board shall prepare a plan fo…

NRS 540A.262 Prerequisites to determining, expanding or amending boundaries of district for remediation: Hearing; publication of notice of hearing; adoption of ordinance; certain bonds or financial obligations paid in full; territory not required to be contiguous. 1. Before deter…

NRS 540A.265 Determination of annual fee for properties within district for remediation; collection and enforcement of fee; duty of persons who sell water to provide board with list of clients; power of board to impose ad valorem tax on property within district in lieu of annual …

NRS 540A.267 Power of board to issue bonds or otherwise become obligated to pay costs of developing and carrying out plan for remediation; bonds or other obligations secured by certain fees or taxes. 1. The board may issue bonds and otherwise borrow money in anticipation of the f…

NRS 540A.269 Applicability of chapters 332 and 338 of NRS to contract for plan for remediation; county ownership of property on which remediation equipment or improvements are located not required if certain conditions met. 1. Chapters 332 and 338 of NRS do not apply to a contrac…

NRS 540A.270 Reimbursement of expenses to identify, study and remedy condition if costs and expenses in conformity with plan; establishment of criteria for reimbursement; reimbursement subject to availability of proceeds from certain bonds, fees or taxes. 1. The board may reimbur…

NRS 540A.280 State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible person; use of money distributed t…

NRS 540A.285 Determination by board conclusive and incontestable in absence of fraud or gross abuse of discretion; review of determination by district court. 1. A determination by the board pursuant to NRS 540A.250 to 540A.285, inclusive, including a determination of the boundari…